The myth of insulin “Insulin is a critical coordinator of - TopicsExpress



          

The myth of insulin “Insulin is a critical coordinator of dynamic fatty acid flux on a meal-to-meal basis,” Guyenet clarifies. Through coordination, insulin is the main hormone that, essentially, tells the body what to do with the food energy just eaten. For example, when carbohydrate or protein is eaten, insulin directs the body to burn the carbohydrate or protein instead of using fat. And when mostly fat is eaten, the lack of an insulin response directs the body to burn the fat just eaten.researcher Stephan Guyenet, Ph.D., of the University of Washington, who studies regulation of body fat by the brain. Also over looked by the low carb diet is that eating protein also releases insulin in the body, insulin is a important hormone that plays roles in preventing protein breakdown, boosts protein synthesis in muscle, and helps regulate moods.
Posted on: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 10:43:22 +0000

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